At 10:35 AM 2/23/99 -0500, Kevin Tompkins wrote:
>Hey....
>I read about the Jacob Fraser story in the BDN....
>I think it's pretty slimy that they didn't give the
>student the truck - I wonder if that rule has ever
>been announced prior to this incident.  I bet
>they are going to announce it from now on....
>
>For those who didn't hear....  This 19-year old
>UMaine student nearly won a truck on Friday
>night by shooting the puck through a little hole
>in the board that is placed in front of one of the
>goals.  He actually got the puck through the hole
>but the puck did not completely cross the line...
>(it was supposedly and inch or two short).
>The decision not to give him the truck was met
>with much disapproval from those in attendance
>but they didn't budge.  They gave him a $50 JC
>Penney  gift certificate and a dinner for two at
>Applebee's.  However, the GM of the auto
>dealership called Jacob the next day and gave him
>a $1000 scholarship plus the chance to come back
>Saturday and shoot at an open net for $1500 more
>in scholarship money - and he was able to shoot
>the puck into the empty net for $1500 more.  At
>least he got something substantial out of the
>ordeal......
>
>Thoughts?
 
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